Delhi - Nainital : Route Queries

This is a discussion on Delhi - Nainital : Route Queries within Route / Travel Queries, part of the Travelogues category; Thank you for your inputs. The intention of coming the other route is cover more places while on the Nainital ...

Thank you for your inputs. The intention of coming the other route is cover more places while on the Nainital trip. If I had not read the other inputs on the thread, I would follow the same path while going up and coming down.

If you are planning to come back directly to Delhi, then other route does not offer anything, however, if you want to see bhimtal etc., on the way back, then coming back via Khatgodam route is good.
This kaladunghi route, which I have taken multiple times, is very scenic, and the road is awesome.

Did Delhi-->Nainital-->Ranikhet this weekend. Took Tanda-->Bazpur route for onward journey. This route has become a mess because of rains. I had to literally find road between potholes. Got stuck in a Jam for around 1 hour in Tanda. Took haldwani-->Rampur route while coming back which is better in my opinion. Rampur to Moradabad is bad but overall I would recommend this route for anyone doing this stretch in near future.

Did Delhi-->Nainital-->Ranikhet this weekend. Took Tanda-->Bazpur route for onward journey. This route has become a mess because of rains. I had to literally find road between potholes. Got stuck in a Jam for around 1 hour in Tanda. Took haldwani-->Rampur route while coming back which is better in my opinion. Rampur to Moradabad is bad but overall I would recommend this route for anyone doing this stretch in near future.

Trust you have read this post from the first page of this very thread, it mentions an alternate route, BPCL fuel station and eateries on the way. Of course that info is old but trust that you will be getting updates. http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/route-...tml#post208960

Ok. Is your experience very recent? I thought you had driven in August this year, during the peak of the monsoon onslaught?

Any indication that the roads have been re-surfaced afterwards?

I rather like the Bazpur route because of its scenic beauty.

Any advise on food stops & petrol pumps?

Regards,drive safe

I went to Corbett last week-end (4-5 Dec). The road between Moradabad and Kashipur were non-existent. We met a few tourists in Corbett, who were coming from Nainital; they told us that situation was similar on Moradabad-Kaladhungi stretch.

Re. the two routes that I had considered ( ref. post# 53 above), if the Moradabad -Tanda-Bazpur road (MDR 65W) is in bad shape,
and so is the third route which I have not considered,
i.e., Moradabad-Kashipur -Corbett-Mohan (NH121) and onwards,
that leaves me only my second route, which is
Moradabad -Rampur- Rudrapur-Pantnagar-Haldwani (NH87).